The East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture region covers 63 million acres of diverse habitats, including pine-dominated forests, deciduous forests, native prairies and grasslands, and forested and coastal wetlands. Over 300 bird species depend upon these habitats for breeding, migration, and overwintering, with at least 180 species known to breed in the region. Successful conservation of these birds and their habitats requires our partnership to integrate science with on the ground habitat conservation work and effective communications.